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On this episode, Yvette interviews Laiken, the borderlands campaigner at the Center for Ecological Diversity. Laiken and Yvette discuss the devastating ecological effects of border wall construction in the Sonoran desert, the horrific desecration of sacred Tohono Oodham sites done in the name of the xenophobic wall, and why it is important for politicians to listen to border residents and the true violence they face. Become a Radio Cachimbona patron here: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true

On this *unlocked lit review*, Tina host of the Tohono Oodham Young Voices podcast, and Yvette discuss the work of science fiction “A Legend of the Future” written by Cuban writer Agustin de Rojas. They debate the pros and cons of living in a Dream Palace, point out how radical it is for people of color to write themselves into the future during a time where the state is trying to kill them, and express the difficulties of translation and capturing emotional nuance. To become a #litreview patron and gain access to the back catalog and ongoing Season 3 #litreviews, go here: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true 

On this episode, Yvette interviews professor Carla Guerron-Montero about the racialized history of the start of the Panamanian nation-state. They discuss the history of Afro-Antillean presence in Bocas Del Toro, the ways that tourism shaped Panama’s self-understanding, and how US imperialism in the region impacted the country's origin myths.  Support Radio Cachimbona here: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true 

On this episode, Yvette interviews Yaneli, a No More Deaths humanitarian aid volunteer who shares the frightening militarized raids that Border Patrol engaged in this summer and a few weeks ago when targeting and destroying the NMD desert medical camp. They discuss the history of mutual aid at the border, how the attack on humanitarian aid workers reflects an escalating hatred of migrants, and the future of humanitarian aid work at the border. Support Radio Cachimbona by becoming a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true Follow @radio.cachimbona on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook 

On this episode, Yvette and Pedro Rolón, Puerto Rican academic and longtime friend discuss his dissertation research exploring how Puerto Ricans have utilized literature as a means of political identity building dating back to the 19th century. They unpack the ways in which Eugenio María Hostos’ novel “La Peregrinación de Bayoan” perpetuates a mythical origin story of a “new man” that parallels the anti-Blackness in mestizaje discourses across Latin America and how subsequent authors like Manuel Ramos Otero and Angela Maria Davila expanded and imagined the contours of the Puerto Rican condition such that it has existed and continues to exist “without, within, and beyond the postcolonial scheme.” Support Radio Cachimbona by becoming patron here: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true  Follow @radiocachimbona on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook

On this episode, Yvette interviews Stefanie Arteaga, a Salvi activist who fought to end ICE collaboration with Sheriffs’ departments in North Carolina. They discussed the ripple effects of deportations, historicized Department of Homeland Security agents usage of unmarked cars for enforcement actions as seen in Portland, and emphasized that community power is the true agent of change. Support Radio Cachimbona by becoming a Patron here: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true (https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true) Follow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter

On this *UNLOCKED* #litreview episode, Yvette dissects “Zigzagger” Manuel Munoz’s collection of short stories with her friend and law student Yesenia. They discuss the ways in which Munoz challenges stereotypical depictions of queerness, debate over the paranormal (or not?) aspects of the stories, and critique the influence of Catholicism in promoting homophobia. To get first access to new #litreviews, become a patron at: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true Follow @radiocachimbona on twitter, instagram and facebook 

On this episode, Yvette interviews Afro-Salvadoreña Danny Parada about her research into her own family's history and surrounding anti-Blackness in El Salvador generally. They discuss the ways in which anti-Blackness has shown up in government policies surveilling and criminalizing MS-13 gang members, the historical efforts of the nation-state to erasure the presence of Afro-descendientes in El Salvador, and how Danny's prior research into academic outcomes of "Black and Latinx" students inspired her project re: Afro-Salvadoran history.  To support Radio Cachimbona, become a patron at: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true and Follow @radiocachimbona on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

On this episode, Yvette interviews good friend, former housemate and Latinx academic Chris Rodelo on his dissertation research focusing on 19th century Latinidad and performance. They discuss the impossibility of the archive that scholars must always contend with in attempting to reconstruct marginalized histories, why analyzing performance gives us particular insight into BIPOC experiences, and tell the tale of 73 Edgewood. Become a #litreview patron to get first access to new episodes every week analyzing timely texts with women of color in book-club style chats here: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true (https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true) You can also support Radio Cachimbona by following @radiocachimbona on FB, Twitter and Instragram

On this *UNLOCKED LIT REVIEW * episode, Yvette brings back Denise Rebeil (of the criminalized for defending education episode) to chat about the poetry of Roque Dalton. Dalton was a revolutionary Salvadoran poet. They share their gratitude for having been exposed to Central American poets, explain how creative endeavors are always political, and praise Dalton for putting his body on the line to expound his anti-capitalist views. Become a #litreview patron to get first access and new episodes every week: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true (https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true) Follow @radiocachimbona on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. 

On this episode, Yvette interviews Professor and OBGYN Carolyn Sufrin about her book “Jailcare: Finding the Safety Net for Women Behind Bars,” an ethnographic study of the healthcare experiences of incarcerated women at San Francisco County jail. Sufrin outlines society’s over-reliance on prison and jails to serve healthcare needs of women of color who are mentally-ill, poor, or addicted to a substance, how prisons and jails are sites of dehumanization, and the effect of Brown v. Plata on over-crowding in CA jails. Support Radio Cachimbona by becoming a Patron here: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona (https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona) Follow @radiocachimbona on Twitter, FB and Instagram to join the conversation.

This special episode is a recording of the #AZFreeThemAll virtual teach-in hosted by the #Arizona3 coalition and Gloria Negrete-Lopez. Yvette, Ale Pablos and Tiera Rainey joined for a roundtable discussion featuring some of the most vibrant abolitionist organizing in Arizona--work that challenges the hegemonic narrative of Arizona as solely a red, conservative state. Importantly centering the voices and leadership of those directly impacted, the roundtable discussion highlighted the efforts of local groups such as the Tucson Second Chance Bail Fund, #KeepAleFree Deportation Defense Campaign and the #AZFreeThemAll action coalition against cages. Tiera, Ale, and Yvette spoke to their community-based defense strategies, including political storytelling surrounding the oppressions faced by Ale Pablos and all others trapped in the crimmigration and prison industrial complex. Become a patron here: https://bit.ly/RCPatreon (https://bit.ly/RCPatreon) You can also support Radio Cachimbona here: Instagram: https://w

On this episode, Yvette interviews Alicia Ivonne Estrada, Karina Alvarado and Ester Hernandez about their anthology “US Central Americans: Reconstructing Memories, Struggles, and Communities of Resistance.” The three Central American scholars share the 19th century US imperialist presence in the isthmus, break down the categorization of Salvadoran and Guatemalan asylum seekers as “economic migrants,” and trace the links between Maya and Nahua-Pipil ethnocides, communist fear-mongering, and the indigenous fight for land rights. Become a patron here: https://bit.ly/RCPatreon (https://bit.ly/RCPatreon) You can also support Radio Cachimbona here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/radio.cachimbona/ (https://www.instagram.com/radio.cachimbona/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/RadioCachimbona (https://twitter.com/RadioCachimbona) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/radiocachimbona/ (https://www.facebook.com/radiocachimbona/) Website: https://www.radiocachimbona.com/ (https://www.radiocachimbona.com/)

On this episode, Yvette brings back friend of the podcast and deportation defense lawyer Jehan Laner Romero to discuss the SCOTUS oral arguments in US v. Sineneng Smith. They discuss the ways in which SCOTUS would be unable to rewrite the INA "encouraging or inducing" provision without reaching beyond the court's authority, explain the canons of statutory interpretation and constitutional avoidance, and put a spotlight on the real "legal activists"--the Trump prosecutors-- at issue here.

On this episode, Yvette interviews her former Stanford Law professor, Jim Cavallaro, who now runs the University Human Rights Network, about his 2010 report on the Salvadoran response to gangs and organized crime “No Place to Hide.” They discuss the thread of US imperialism that connects 1980’s Northern Triangle civil wars, 1996 expansion of crimes that make individuals deportable, and early 2000’s “Mano Dura” policy that wreaked havoc on the lives of youth gang members.

On this *UNLOCKED* #LitReview from Season 1, Yvette discusses the novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston with deportation defense attorney Laura. They reflect on how notions of “womanhood” are imposed on young girls of color, praise the lineage of black scholars who re-elevated Hurston’s work after her death, and discuss why women of color need to create their own intellectual spaces.

*PATRON-ONLY LIT REVIEW PREVIEW* On this episode, Yvette interviews UCLA Professor of Chicano/a Studies Leisy Abrego to discuss her book “Sacrificing Families: Navigating Laws, Labor, and Love Across Borders," where she unpacks emotional and economic inequalities between transnational families. As a Salvadoreña herself, Leisy shares how focusing on Salvadoran migration disrupts the narrative of single men cyclically migrating for seasonal work as Salvadoran women have historically migrated in equal numbers to men; how children experience parental separation on a specific visceral emotional level; and how the precarity and failures of Temporary Protected Status affected transnational parent/child relationships. To get first access to episodes like these (twice every month!) become a patron here: https://bit.ly/RCPatreon (https://bit.ly/RCPatreon) You can also support Radio Cachimbona here:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/radio.cachimbona/ (https://www.instagram.com/radio.cachimbona/) Twitter:

On this episode, Yvette interviews Anna and Gisela-- two Central American #lawtina family law attorneys who discuss their journeys to the law and the uptick in domestic violence amidst the covid-19 pandemic and economic crisis.  They share the benefits of working at a firm with all women partners, tips for standing up to judges as a young woman of color attorney, and the advice they would give their pre-law selves. ----------------- You can support Radio Cachimbona here: Become a Patreon: https://bit.ly/RCPatreon (https://bit.ly/RCPatreon)  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/radio.cachimbona/ (https://www.instagram.com/radio.cachimbona/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/RadioCachimbona (https://twitter.com/RadioCachimbona) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/radiocachimbona/ (https://www.facebook.com/radiocachimbona/) Website: https://www.radiocachimbona.com/ (https://www.radiocachimbona.com/)

On this *UNLOCKED* lit review, Yvette discusses the literary non-fiction book "Evicted" by Matthew Desmond with her dear friend Yaneli. They share their own family's experiences with eviction, the importance of Desmond's work showcasing that poverty is a relationship between the wealthy and the poor, and criticize sociology for not centering exploitation and extraction as a discipline. Loved this episode? Become a patron to get FIRST access to 2 lit reviews a month for $5. https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true (https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true) You can also support Radio Cachimbona here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/radio.cachimbona/ (https://www.instagram.com/radio.cachimbona/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/RadioCachimbona (https://twitter.com/RadioCachimbona) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/radiocachimbona/ (https://www.facebook.com/radiocachimbona/) Website: https://www.radiocachimbona.com/ (https://www.radiocachimbona.com/)

On this public #litreview, Yvette and fellow first-generation Salvi Yale alumna Jencey Paz discuss Rigoberta Menchú's memoir. They discussed the oppressive relationship between ladinos and indigenous communities in Guatemala, critiqued the US imperialist interests that collaborated with the genocidal Guatemalan government during the 36 year Civil War, and emphasized the importance of white and light-skinned Latinos checking themselves when it comes to claiming rights to indigenous art and culture.  Loved this episode? Become a patron to get access to 2 lit reviews a month for $5. https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true (https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true) You can also support Radio Cachimbona here:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/radio.cachimbona/ (https://www.instagram.com/radio.cachimbona/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/RadioCachimbona (https://twitter.com/RadioCachimbona) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/radiocachimbona/ (https://www.facebook.com